Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Magic Tree House Space Mission
2024-03-30 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-04-06 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-04-13 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York)

Astronaut
2024-03-30 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-04-13 12:00 - 13:00

Earth, Moon and Sun
2024-03-30 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-04-06 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-04-13 13:30 - 14:30

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
2024-03-30 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-06 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-13 15:00 - 16:00

Carolina Skies
2024-03-30 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-04-05 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-04-06 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-04-07 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-04-12 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-04-13 16:30 - 17:30

The Sun: Our Living Star
2024-03-31 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-04-14 13:30 - 14:30

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage
2024-03-31 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-07 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-14 15:00 - 16:00

One Sky, Many Eyes
2024-03-31 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-04-07 16:30 - 17:30

Carolina Science Cafe | Life under a Solar Eclipse
2024-04-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Haw River Tap & Table, 300 E Main St C, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Extraordinary Darkness: How Animals Respond to Solar Eclipses

Join us for our next installment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program. For the April cafe, we will welcome Dr. Lisa Paciulli and Dr. Adam Hartstone-Rose from NC State University to discuss wildlife under a solar eclipse. This event is a part of the North Carolina Science Festival, a statewide, month-long celebration of science.

Until the “Great American Eclipse” of 2017, the only broad study of animal behavior during a solar eclipse was conducted during an eclipse that passed through New England in 1932 – all other descriptions were fairly anecdotal, and many were contradictory. In 2017, Dr. Hartstone-Rose’s lab did a study of how 17 species of animals at a zoo on the path of totality reacted to this phenomenon, and the results were amazing! Come learn about which animals reacted to the eclipse, how they reacted, and what their plans are for the eclipse happening on April 8th – including how you can contribute to the research!

Designed for adults, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Café is hosted at Haw River Tab & Table in Carrboro on Tuesday, April 2nd, starting at 6:00 p.m. with light appetizers available for all attendees.

About The Lab

The Hartstone-Rose Lab studies functional morphology and comparative anatomy in vertebrates. They examine the relationship between anatomical form and behavioral functions through studies of animal behavior, soft-tissue muscle dissections and analysis, and morphological analysis of the craniodental anatomy of both extant and extinct species. Beyond their morphological research, they have several funded projects aimed at broadening participation in STEM.

Learn More: Dr. Hartstone-Rose Research Lab (google.com)

Carolina Science Cafe is produced by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and sponsored by the UNC Chapter of Sigma Xi.

You do not need to register…just show up!

Forward! To the Moon
2024-04-05 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-12 15:00 - 16:00

UNC Science Expo
2024-04-06 11:00 - 16:00 | Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
One of the largest celebrations of science in North Carolina returns on April 6!

As a signature event of the North Carolina Science Festival, the UNC Science Expo features over 100 booths, hands-on activities, games, science demonstrations, food trucks, and behind-the-scenes lab tours.

At this year’s Expo, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will also celebrate its 75th anniversary by bringing more excitement, including discounts from Franklin St. businesses, stage performances, prizes, and more. Come celebrate all the hard work and research of UNC scientists right here on campus!

More about the Expo

Cosmic Colors
2024-04-06 12:00 - 13:00

Solar Eclipse Party
2024-04-08 12:30 - 16:45 | Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
Join Morehead as we celebrate the solar eclipse! Outdoor activities are free and include solar observing, hands-on astronomy activities, and more. Ticketed admission in the building includes a live stream of the eclipse from totality, meteorite activities, and special eclipse-themed screenings of Carolina Skies in our Fulldome theater. Our museum store will also sell eclipse glasses on the day of the event and other merchandise as supplies last.

We are currently out of stock of eclipse glasses, but we will have a limited amount available for purchase on Monday, April 8. The limit is two per person.

Activities

Outdoors — Free

Telescopes and sunspotters for solar observing

Gift shop table with eclipse glasses and other merchandise

Hands-on solar and eclipse activities, and more!

Indoors — $10 admission

A live stream of the eclipse from totality on our Science Stage

Meteorites and other indoor activities in our Launch Lab

Carolina Skies: Solar Eclipse (SOLD OUT) – a 30-minute presentation providing information about the causes of solar eclipses and a special look at a total solar eclipse in the planetarium.

Tickets go on sale Monday, March 25. Guest passes, memberships, and walk-up discounts such as UNC students and Museums 4 All are not applicable for this event.
